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I found a lovely Talbots black quilted jacket the other day at goodwill. It's gorgeous, it fits amazingly and makes me feel sexy. All that for 8 dollars, and according to the latest InStyle magazine quilting is hot this season.

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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "WOW!! What a ride!"

I got a gallon sized baggie of Barbie clothes ($2.50), two Barbies ($1.50) and a pink Barbie convertible ($1.50). And now Christmas for my niece is taken care of! She's going think I'm amazing for just over $5!!

I also got 2 new bookshelves for the kids' playroom, a big, 5 shelf one, and a smaller 3 shelf one for $8 total.

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In the United States today, there is a pervasive tendency to treat children as adults, and adults as children. The options of children are thus steadily expanded, while those of adults are progressively constricted. The result is unruly children and childish adults. ~Thomas Szasz

Two bath mats in a forest green, each one $3.00. They are incredibly thick and soft, and I don't think they were ever used. Also, a small hardcover cookbook: Hot and Spicy: Fiery Favorites from America's Hot Spots for $1. I browsed through this before buying and some of them look outstanding!

My Miche Prima bag is now inside a purple shell and the two shoulder straps have been replaced with one, longer strap (can go cross body) - and there is an organizer inside - all courtesy of eBay! The lining is beige, so it is much easier to find things inside the purse AND I still have the original beige & black shell for when it gets warmer.

A couple of cashmere sweaters (one is an aqua cardigan, the other a deep pink pullover with a low neckline and a twist front--I paid about $75 for both;

and would probably not have spent as much if I didn't have a weakness for cashmere sweaters

A cute ruffled top from Sweet Pea by Stacy Frati for $14, that would likely have cost 5-6 times that brand new;Another Sweet Pea by Stacy Frati top for $22, that would have cost about 3-4 times that brand new.

Sweet Pea is a designer label, carried in Nordstrom and Anthropologie, I also have a weakness for--I love the stretch nylon that is so forgiving for us amply-endowed ladies, the different wrap- and twist-front styles and empire waists that camouflage my tummy, and the cool floral and paisley prints!

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“The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.”--Ralph Waldo Emerson

I have heard awesome things about the Goodwill down the street from my office and the neighborhood is pretty high end. Last week, I ran in for a couple of minutes and walked out with a couple of finds:

My Miche Prima bag is now inside a purple shell and the two shoulder straps have been replaced with one, longer strap (can go cross body) - and there is an organizer inside - all courtesy of eBay! The lining is beige, so it is much easier to find things inside the purse AND I still have the original beige & black shell for when it gets warmer.

For less than $10 - I bought it, brought it home and compared it to the photos.

I strongly suspect that it is a knock-off (the gold stamping on the leather above the center latch and the straps reinforcing the base with the studs that keep the bottom of the bag off the ground/surface it is resting on are missing). The padlock in a little red leather (vinyl? - no materials tag on the inside) is plain silvery metal instead of the various styles of engraving shown on the various eBay auctions.

But for $10 - I have the absolutely perfect Dirty Santa present for this coming Christmas with my Red Hat Society group (last year, I found a "no name" purple purse that got stolen the maximum number of times allowed) and I think that it cost me about the same amount as this one.

And I expect that it will be stolen just as many times as the "law" allows!

If it weren't a handbag (straps too short to wear over the shoulder), I'd be rather inclined to use it myself! It's large enough to hold what I want to carry around...but I really like the "hands free" option of a shoulder strap!

I found my husband a business suit for $10 at our local Goodwill today. I don't think it is a designer brand or anything, and it certainly isn't a designer/custom fit, but it IS a nice dark brown, 96% wool, seems well made, and fits him well enough (the pants are about 1/2" too tight, and pleat-front when he prefers flat-front). He starts a new job next Monday, and we've been planning for him to buy one new suit a month until we get his professional wardrobe built up, but we won't have the money for that for a while yet, so this was an especially nice find even if it wasn't exactly what we would have bought from an actual suit shop.